PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered twice, including a grand slam in Philadelphia’s eight-run sixth inning, and the Phillies pounded the Baltimore Orioles 13-3 win on Monday night.
Schwarber finished with six RBIs, running his major league-leading total to 94 on the season.
Schwarber’s first homer of the game was a two-run shot deep into the second deck that tied it at 3 in the third. He heard “MVP! MVP!” chants when he came to the plate in the sixth. , the , launched his NL-best 40th of the season into the right-center seats off Yaramil Hiraldo for a grand slam that sent the crowd of 41,099 into a frenzy.
Harrison Bader homered for the first time since he was acquired by the Phillies , a tiebreaking three-run shot earlier in the sixth.
The Phillies added closer and Bader in with Minnesota. With his fastball and electric entrance, Duran was an instant fan favorite in Philly. Bader made his case with a homer off Corbin Martin.
Bryce Harper hit a solo shot for the contending Phillies, his 17th. Edmundo Sosa and Weston Wilson hit back-to-back homers in the eighth for a 13-3 lead.
Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo (10-5) allowed a two-run homer to Tyler O’Neill and a solo shot to Jordan Westburg over six innings.
Orioles starter Cade Povich (2-6) was pulled after 5 2/3 innings. Martin failed to get out of the jam and allowed a single and Bader’s decisive homer.
Schwarber has reached 40 homers in three of his four seasons with the Phillies. He hit 38 last season.
The Orioles send RHP Dean Kremer (8-7, 4.27 ERA) to the mound on Tuesday night against Phillies RHP Taijuan Walker (3-5, 3.82 ERA).
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